| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) SF - Tim Peters (fresh) PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) C - Bruce Siple (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Crouch - foul #1 on Daniel Crouch, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas State | Humberto Cervantes is called for the reach on Henry Jeremiah - foul #1 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raphael Esposito | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple loses the ball out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 0-6 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes is hacked by Henry Jeremiah - foul #1 on Henry Jeremiah, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Robert Bensen (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Ivan Zader, Bruce Siple | |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden makes the 3 from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 0-9 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen snags the defensive board | 0-9 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Jeremiah is called for the reach on Peter Bottoms - foul #2 on Henry Jeremiah, team foul #4 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Henry Jeremiah | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Adrian Cost and he's fouled by Karl Haggard - foul #1 on Karl Haggard, team foul #5 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SG), Lloyd Wilson (C) Bernard Adkison, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF) Ryan Bowden, Robert Mueller | |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the free throw | 0-12 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Humberto Cervantes - foul #2 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #2 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ryan Bowden (SG), Ivan Zader (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Peter Bottoms, Humberto Cervantes, Robert Bensen, Adrian Cost | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter misses the 1st free throw | 0-12 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 0-12 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader grabs the defensive rebound | 0-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Karl Haggard (fresh) SG - Steven Carter (fresh) SF - Tim Peters (fresh) PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) C - Lloyd Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader hits the finger roll | 0-14 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson misses the easy layup | 0-14 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Wilson | 0-14 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson travels with the ball | 0-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Daniel Crouch (C) Tim Peters, Derek Cantrell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:55 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-14 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito tips it in | 0-16 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Bruce Siple steals the ball from Daniel Crouch | 0-16 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Raphael Esposito | 0-18 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ivan Zader - foul #1 on Ivan Zader, team foul #3 | 0-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF), Robert Bensen (C) Donald Dilworth, Bruce Siple | |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 1-18 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 2-18 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-18 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-18 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-18 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 2-18 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raphael Esposito - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #4 | 2-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (SG), Tim Peters (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF), Eric Blesofsky (C) Karl Haggard, Steven Carter, Lloyd Wilson, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Allen Banks (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Raphael Esposito, Ryan Bowden, Robert Mueller, Ivan Zader | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses the 1st free throw | 2-18 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 3-18 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Adkison steals it from Allen Banks | 3-18 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Adkison | 6-18 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bernard Adkison - foul #2 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #6 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Bernard Adkison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (SG) Allen Banks | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Blesofsky | 6-18 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas State | Robert Bensen swats the short shot by Eric Blesofsky | 6-18 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Peters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) C - Eric Blesofsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Robert Bensen (fresh) C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Eric Blesofsky is blocked by Bruce Siple | 6-18 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple gets the rebound | 6-18 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Orville Murray, Eric Blesofsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Robert Mueller (SF), Ivan Zader (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Peter Bottoms, Donald Dilworth, Robert Bensen, Bruce Siple | |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zader - foul #2 on Ivan Zader, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert England (C) Ivan Zader | |
| 10:19 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-18 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England buries a floater from close range | 6-20 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Karl Haggard | 8-20 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Crouch | 8-20 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Derek Cantrell - foul #1 on Derek Cantrell, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Eric Blesofsky (SF), Lloyd Wilson (PF) Karl Haggard, Tim Peters, Derek Cantrell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Robert Mueller, Robert England | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Wilson | 10-22 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple blows the layup | 10-22 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray is fouled on the floor by Adrian Cost - foul #1 on Adrian Cost, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG), Robert Bensen (PF) Raphael Esposito, Adrian Cost | |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-22 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is denied on a dunk by Lloyd Wilson | 10-22 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch loses the ball out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG), Tim Peters (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF) Steven Carter, Eric Blesofsky, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ryan Bowden (SG) Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Peters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Robert Bensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Karl Haggard - foul #2 on Karl Haggard, team foul #8 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (PG) Karl Haggard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 10-24 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito gets the rebound | 10-24 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 10-24 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray can't connect on a shot in the lane | 10-24 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth gets the rebound | 10-24 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-24 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen tips it in | 10-26 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #2 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #7 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Daniel Johnson, Lloyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Donald Dilworth, Bruce Siple | |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen is hacked by Derek Cantrell - foul #2 on Derek Cantrell, team foul #9 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky (PF) Derek Cantrell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky grabs the board | 11-27 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Orville Murray | 13-27 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-27 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Adrian Cost steals it from Tim Peters | 13-27 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Blesofsky steals it from Peter Bottoms | 13-27 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter misses the jumper from the right side | 13-27 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Bottoms and he's hacked by Tim Peters - foul #1 on Tim Peters, team foul #10 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Henry Jeremiah (SG), Karl Haggard (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF), Lloyd Wilson (C) Orville Murray, Steven Carter, Tim Peters, Eric Blesofsky, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Ivan Zader (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Peter Bottoms, Robert Bensen, Adrian Cost | |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses the free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell gets the rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Adkison | 19-29 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller tips it in | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) SF - Karl Haggard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) SF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #3 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Donald Dilworth (SF) Raphael Esposito, Robert Mueller | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell is whistled for traveling | 21-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Peters (SF) Karl Haggard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-31 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zader - foul #3 on Ivan Zader, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch (C) Lloyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Adrian Cost (PF), Robert England (C) Peter Bottoms, Ivan Zader, Bruce Siple | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes's pass is intercepted by Henry Jeremiah | 23-31 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Crouch | 23-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen (PF) Robert England | |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bensen | 23-31 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses long on a shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-31 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison knocks in the floater from the right side | 25-31 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Bowden | 25-33 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison is hacked by Ryan Bowden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG), Steven Carter (SF), Lloyd Wilson (PF), Eric Blesofsky (C) Henry Jeremiah, Tim Peters, Derek Cantrell, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Allen Banks (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Adrian Cost | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Blesofsky is called for the reach on Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Eric Blesofsky, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG) Bernard Adkison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-35 |